Police: 6 injured at FedEx hub, shooter dead

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Police swarmed a FedEx center where a shooter opened fire this morning, injuring at least six people at the package-sorting station north of Atlanta.

An active shooter at the suburban facility was reported to police around 5:54 a.m., Cobb County police spokesman Michael Bowman said. He said there were multiple injuries, but did not say if anyone was killed.

Police say the suspect in a shooting at a FedEx center outside Atlanta that wounded six people is dead. Cobb County police spokesman Michael Bowman said the suspect died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. He says police are still sweeping the package-sorting facility north of Atlanta to make sure there are no other threats.

Police have not reported any other deaths from the shootings that occurred before daybreak. Six people were taken to a local hospital, where a spokesman says one was taken into surgery with potentially critical injuries. He says several others were able to walk off ambulances when they arrived.

The suspected shooter's identity was not immediately released.

Six people wounded at the FedEx station were taken to nearby Wellstar Kennestone hospital. One of them had injuries that were "possibly critical," Marietta police spokesman David Baldwin said.

FedEx said the facility about 25 miles north of Atlanta is a hub where packages are sorted and loaded onto vehicles for delivery. It's located next to the general aviation airport for suburban Cobb County.

The company was cooperating with police but had no details to release about the shootings this morning.

"We are aware from the authorities of the situation," said Scott Fiedler, a FedEx spokesman. "Our primary concern is the safety and wellbeing of our team members, first responders and others affected."